kakuro
English
Etymology
From Japanese カックロ (kakkuro), in turn derived from English Cross Sums.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌkɑːˈkʊəɹəʊ/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (US) IPA(key): /kɑˈkʊɹoʊ/
Noun
kakuro (countable and uncountable, plural kakuros)
- (games) A type of number puzzle, similar to a crossword but with numbers. Each "clue" is the sum of the digits to be placed in its group of squares, and no digit can be repeated within a group.
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French
Noun
kakuro m (plural kakuros)
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Further reading
- “kakuro”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.